South Koreans and Black Lives Matter protests

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In South Korea, many people are watching the demonstrations in US cities. Some Koreans have bitter memories of the 1992 unrest in Los Angeles following the police beating of Rodney King. But many are expressing solidarity with American protesters, as Jason Strother reports from Seoul.   

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